I have been dosing my 10G tank
1/8 tsp KNO3,
1/32 tsp KH2PO4,
1/32 tsp K2SO4 and
2 ml of Seachem Flourish
3 times per week and doing 50% water changes once a week.
The tap water parameters are: 7.6 pH, 6 kH, 7 gH. Today's parameters for the tank are 6.8 pH, 7-8 kH and 9-10 gH. I assume that the ph, kh and gh will go down a little bit more with subsequent water changes since I took out all the seiryu stone and have aquasoil and driftwood.
Since the GH is higher than 3 degrees from the tap water, I skipped the 1/8 tsp of GH booster and incorporated the K2SO4 after reading somewhere else that it supplements for the extra K the missing GH booster would.
The questions then:
Should I keep dosing K2SO4 or instead, even with a high GH, should I add Seachem Equilibrium/GH Booster to ensure unlimiting Mg? Any other options I could look into?
With a KH between 6 and 8, is the gluconate in Flourish still good or should I start considering a stronger chelator? Maybe TMG?
Thanks in advance
1/8 tsp KNO3,
1/32 tsp KH2PO4,
1/32 tsp K2SO4 and
2 ml of Seachem Flourish
3 times per week and doing 50% water changes once a week.
The tap water parameters are: 7.6 pH, 6 kH, 7 gH. Today's parameters for the tank are 6.8 pH, 7-8 kH and 9-10 gH. I assume that the ph, kh and gh will go down a little bit more with subsequent water changes since I took out all the seiryu stone and have aquasoil and driftwood.
Since the GH is higher than 3 degrees from the tap water, I skipped the 1/8 tsp of GH booster and incorporated the K2SO4 after reading somewhere else that it supplements for the extra K the missing GH booster would.
The questions then:
Should I keep dosing K2SO4 or instead, even with a high GH, should I add Seachem Equilibrium/GH Booster to ensure unlimiting Mg? Any other options I could look into?
With a KH between 6 and 8, is the gluconate in Flourish still good or should I start considering a stronger chelator? Maybe TMG?
Thanks in advance
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